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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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